Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-07
PEDIGREE HUNTING.
THE CHARLES KENT MARE, WEBBER'S
TOM THUMB AND OTHER ORANGE
COUNTY IN. ~ HORSES,


among others, the pedigree of the Charles
Kent mare, so-called, grandam of Green's
Bashaw and dam of Rysdyk's Hamble-
tonian. For "A first look at this pedigree
| left Middlebury, VT, for Orange coun-
ty. \. Y, January p, 1856; stopping
overnight at Rutland. where had other
business. From Rutland, on Thursday,
went to Newburgh by Saratoga, Al
bany and the West Shore route. At New
burgh there was a delay of four hours
before the train for Orange county left.
| inquired for some gentleman that would
know about the old horse history, and
was directed to W. G.. Tremble. livery
keeper and trainer of that place. Mr..
Tremble is 80 years old, has "A very fine
livery stand at Newburgh, and is a gen
tleman of civil address and straightfor-
ward character.
Surprising that | would meet with a
good deal of opposition if my main OBJ
iect was known. | made the horse Tom
Thumb, sire of the dam of Green's Ba-
shaw. the object of my attack, and di-
rected, apparently, all my energies to
inquiries about him. 1t did not elicit
any very great interest, but it did not stir
up any opposition, and passed through
the county voted at every point a harm
less inquirer, and, indeed, at number of
places | met with so much genuine court
esy. not to say kindness, that | am full
willing to admit that it has never been
my lot to see a more magnificent farming
county and never have | begun to see ON
farms such large and handsome build
ings, both houses and barns. 1t is Il mag
niticent region : farms and farmers
houses and villages with signs of wealth
that we up here in Vermont at least can
not begin to show. | have always con-
sidered the homes of our lake towns as
models of country life, and so they are
but there are many farm houses in Or
ange county that are palaces in compar-
ison.
| saw several stations that, to my
fancy, were among the best ! have ever
seen, notably Sweepstakes. owned by
Harrison Mills of Goshen, and five-year-
old Clay stallion owned by Mr.. Gavin of
Chester Polonius. owned in Chester. is
a horse of great power and doubtless a
good animal. In the Chester county
horses the effect of the Star blood is very
evident, refining the coarseness of the
lnt ia 1 J.
dallah and tending to create a mode
family of horses. Sweepstakes is es.
pecially "A sample of this product. Hard
II over - hands. his fineness and com
pactness, a tinenesS and compactness thai
amounts to blooded force, stamp him
great horse. The trotters that he Ia:
produced, though comparatively young
horse, attest his merit. Mr.. W. c. Trem
! bic said:
"rom Thumb was chestnut pony
about II or Ill; 500 lbs. plucky, stout
| built. handsome-very handsome. per
feet beauty; a perfect little horse. VIM
Weber kept him; thinks he bred at thu
edge of Jersey somewhere. saw hin
at Goshen. Tom Thumb was trotter
claimed to be very fast-one of the fast
est in the county. Don't suppose h,
could speed better than forty gait
That was in 1913. My father had pace
that beat him. She could pace a twenty
gait; come from the north; sold to Col
. Fechter. Tom Thumb was here som,
years b. X. johnson, East Goldenham
; Orange county, N. Y, will know abou
; him.
"Almost all the stations kept here for
merly were racehorses from Long Island
) Many of them were broken down. Their
was
Lance, thoroughbred; large brown
horse, broken down.
bay Richmond, bay horse, broker
down; saw him run half mile: raj
very fast; large bay horse, fully l,
. hands.
alexander W., big chestnut horse
not quite thoroughbred; got good colts.
sold American Star was very close
compact chestnut horse, stout Is hands
smallest one of the whole. He had ba,
feet; his colts also. He was a runnin.
! horse; also trotted; could trot in 40
nearly thoroughbred; think he cam
from New Jersey. Cyrus Dubois owned
him, about II or If miles north of Shaw
angunk, n. y, number of years thel
Ed. Seeley of Goshen got him. From $
, to Sl5 was the price on common coars
; mares. The mares here in Orange coun
ty contributed very much to the success
of llambletonian. The mares showed
: more blood. llambletonian was yer,
} coarse horse-big ears, big head, big
/ feet, coarse limbs; looked more like
: truck horse than anything. For accoun
: of New York horse refer to j. w. Hoy
and Harrison Mills, both of Goshen"
Mr.. j. &. Fechter, Newburgh, bein,
! sent for by Mr.. Tremble, came i'm an,